SHELBURNE, Vt. (October 8, 2026)—Shelburne Museum celebrates Halloween with the family-friendly event Haunted Happenings on Sunday, October 25. From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., families are invited to a festive fall frolic packed with trick-or-treating, creative activities, and outdoor fun. Costumes are encouraged—so bring your little goblins, ghosts, and superheroes for some Halloween fun.
Visitors of all ages will enjoy a variety of activities, including:
- Trick-or-Treating throughout the museum grounds
- Artmaking Activities: Create Halloween and seasonal-themed projects
- Facepainting
- Lawn Games and Halloween-themed Outdoor Activities
- Fairy Houses/Gnome Huts: Create your own in Beach Woods
Admission is $5, and children under 3 are free. Shelburne Museum members receive free admission and priority entrance to Haunted Happenings.
In the spirit of giving, visitors are also encouraged to support the community by bringing nonperishable items for a food drive to benefit the Shelburne Food Shelf.
Please note: After Haunted Happenings events end at 1:00 p.m., the museum will remain open until 5:00 p.m., including all buildings and exhibitions. To mark the end of the 2026 season, admission will remain $5 per person for the rest of the day.
For more information, visit www.shelburnemuseum.org
Image credit: Trick-or-Treat at Haunted Happenings at Shelburne Museum.
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About Shelburne Museum
Founded in 1947 by trailblazing folk art collector Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, is the largest art and history museum in northern New England and Vermont’s foremost public resource for visual art and material culture. The Museum’s 45-acre campus is comprised of 39 buildings including the Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education and Webb Gallery featuring important American paintings by Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses, John Singleton Copley and many more. Construction is underway for the Perry Center for Native American Art, designed in partnership with Indigenous voices and devoted to the stewardship and exhibition of the Native American art in the museum’s care, scheduled to open in 2027. For more information, please visit shelburnemuseum.org.
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Leslie Wright
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Shelburne Museum
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